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Make a difference as a medical laboratory technician

A laboratory technician examines test samples in a laboratory

Find out about career possibilities in medical laboratories


Why it's important for women to study engineering

A female engineer repairing a production line machine

Female engineering graduates and engineers are in high demand.


From early school leaver to electrical engineering

Cori Potaka, electrical engineering technician stands in front of her work van

Cori Pokotea left school without NCEA and stepped into an essential service.


Conversation tips for NCEA subject choice time

Conversation tips

We've got some conversation tips to help you support your young person to make the best subject choices for their future career.


How to study or upskill yourself online

A man sits at a home desk reading sheets of paper

You can study or train for a new career from home.


Turn heads with a tiling career

A tiler laying floor tiles on a worksite

Find out how Matt Bryant went from tiling apprentice to business owner.


Skills you need for building and construction apprenticeships

Construction skills infographic showing range of skills

Find out what skills employers want you to have in the construction industry

 


Building a new career

A builder cutting timber with a power-saw on a building site

Find out how Justin Pescini changed careers with a carpentry apprenticeship.


Great pay for jobs in the construction industry

Construction workers

Pay and job opportunities are excellent in the construction industry.


What to expect from a building apprenticeship

Building apprentice AJ at a construction site

Read AJ’s story and find out what it takes to be a building apprentice.